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Zusatztext Conceptually rich textbook with consistent structure bridging theory and empirical world. Not many textbooks have such consistent structure and rich conceptual content. -Mariam Dekanozishvili! Coastal Carolina University Informationen zum Autor Eric Shiraev is a professor and senior research associate at the Center for Global Studies in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University. Recent works include Cross-Cultural Psychology! 4e with Pearson (2009); People and Their Opinions with Pearson (2005); The Soviet Union: Internal and External Perspectives on Soviet Society with Palgrave (2008) and Counting Every Vote: The Most Contentious Elections In American History withPotomac Books (2008).Vlad Zubok is professor of History at the London School of Economics. Recent works include Zhivago's Children: The Last Russian Intelligentsia with Harvard University Press (2009); A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev with University of North Carolina Press (2007) and Anti-Americanism in Russia: From Stalin to Putin (with Eric Shiraev) with Palgrave Press (2000). Klappentext Using a guiding framework of Ideas! Arguments! and Contexts and Applications! International Relations shows students how to think critically about issues in world politics. Each chapter first describes key concepts and developments! then presents the main theoretical and analytical approaches! and finally applies those approaches within individual! state! and global contexts. The authors provide extensive historical information throughout! and each chaptercloses with an extended case study ( "The Uses of History ") that demonstrates how what we have learned from the past can influence our future actions. Zusammenfassung Using a three-part framework of Ideas! Arguments! and Contexts and Applications! International Relations! Second Edition! shows students how to think critically about issues and current events in world politics. Each chapter first describes key concepts and developments in the field (Ideas)! then presents the main theoretical and analytical approaches (Arguments)! and finally applies the main theories and approaches within the individual! state! and globalcontexts (Contexts and Applications). Historical information is woven throughout the text! and every chapter ends with an extended case study ( "The Uses of History ") that demonstrates how what we have learned from the past can influence our future actions. Three full chapters on key approaches-realism(chapter 2)! liberalism (chapter 3)! and constructivism and other alternative views (chapter 4)-introduce students to a broad spectrum of approaches! and each chapter integrates discussions of relevant theories and levels of analysis. Visual Reviews at the end of each chapter not only recap key points but include Critical Thinking questions that reflect the chapter learning objectives. ...
